FINAL SCORE
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes game details
Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 3:30 PM ET
Ohio Stadium · Attendance 108,975
Put the final score in perspective.
Michigan State finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 31 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Michigan State 7, Ohio State 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Ohio State outscored its opponent in 1 and Michigan State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Michigan State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
 Ohio State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 5 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 4-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 294 | 132 |
| Passing | 91 | 46 |
| Comp/Att | 8/16 | 9/16 |
| Yards per pass | 5.7 | 2.9 |
| Rushing | 203 | 86 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 29 |
| Yards per rush | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Penalties | 4-30 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 38:10 | 21:50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Tyler O'Connor | 7/12 | 89 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 93.4 |
| Damion Terry | 1/4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
rushing
| Gerald Holmes | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 1 | 14 |
| LJ Scott | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Tyler O'Connor | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Damion Terry | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 |
| R.J. Shelton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Delton Williams | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Madre London | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Macgarrett Kings Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Aaron Burbridge | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Trevon Pendleton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Macgarrett Kings Jr. | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Delton Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| LJ Scott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
puntReturns
| Macgarrett Kings Jr. | 3 | -15 | -5.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Michael Geiger | 1/2 | 50.0 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Jake Hartbarger | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Ohio State Buckeyes
passing
| J.T. Barrett | 9/16 | 46 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 33.5 |
rushing
| J.T. Barrett | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Braxton Miller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Jalin Marshall | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 16 |
| Nick Vannett | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Thomas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
puntReturns
| Jalin Marshall | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
kicking
| Sean Nuernberger | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Cameron Johnston | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 12:45 | Ezekiel Elliott 1 Yd Run (Sean Nuernberger Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:57 | Trevon Pendleton 12 Yd pass from Tyler O'Connor (Michael Geiger Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 3 | 3:33 | Jalin Marshall 6 Yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 4 | 12:03 | Gerald Holmes 2 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick) | 14 – 14 |
| 4 | 0:00 | Michael Geiger 41 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 14 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 6:39 AM UTCData methodology